I began blacksmithing in 1997, after
working for twenty-seven years as a professional goldsmith. I
enjoy the change in scale, or what I call “working
large”. At the same time, I am intrigued by the surprising
similarities between working iron and working gold. The vast
majority of my work is traditional blacksmithing at the anvil and
the treadle hammer. I work in Marble Falls, Texas, on my family
ranch on Sycamore Creek in the beautiful Texas Hill Country,
building gates, railings, fireplace screens, and traditional
blacksmith products.

My training and experience as a manufacturing goldsmith left
me with an appreciation for the classic skills of metalwork.
Modern “casual” blacksmithing has often overlooked
the importance of training and knowledge in the basic skills of
filing, fitting, annealing, and shaping metals. I do not want my
work to result from a “happy accident”. It should be
carefully planned and well executed. In this way, I try to carry
on the tradition of generations of working blacksmiths before
me.